Chapter 325: Confident

Sun Ce diverted the route and raided Xiakou. This was a strategy that Zhou Yu and he discussed in advance. Zhou Yu then sent Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng to lead the Chaisang naval army to attack Sanjiangkou at night, capturing more than 2,000 guards Huang Xiang alive. Then, using the Jingzhou naval warship at Sanjiangkou and flags as disguised, they hid fire-driven objects on the warships. With the help of the southeast wind, Zhang Yun's Jiangling naval army finally eliminated Zhang Yun's Jiangling naval army in a battle. Since then, the Yangzhou naval army can travel unimpeded from the Yangtze River down from Jiangling.

In the past two years, Zhou Yu has significantly strengthened the construction of the navy, and most of his financial resources have been invested in the navy. The northerners are good at horses and the southerners are good at boats. Zhou Yu knows that the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are crisscrossing rivers, which are most suitable for navy operations. With a strong navy, no matter how brave the cavalry under their command are, when they arrive in Jiangnan, they can only sigh.

Last year, Zhou Yumi had a total of 40,000 Jinfan naval troops, namely 15,000 Chaohu camp stationed in Chaohu, and the commander was Ganning. Moling camp stationed in Yanziji, Moling camp stationed in Yanziji, Jiang Qin, Hefei camp stationed in Ding Feng, and the commander was Ding Feng, Chaisang camp stationed in Chaisang, and the commander was Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. The commander of all Jinfan troops was naturally Zhou Yu's sworn brother Gan Ning and Gan Xingba.

In the past three years, the six counties in Jiangdong have been in good weather, and the grain harvests in various places have been achieved. In addition, the prosperity of industry and commerce has allowed Zhou Yu to accumulate a lot of money and materials. In addition to the funds for developing people's livelihood, Zhou Yu put most of the military expenses on the construction of the navy. In just the Chaohu Shipbuilding Workshop and the Yanziji Shipbuilding Workshop, twenty giant ships, fifty large tower ships, and nearly a thousand fast ships.

After Ma Jun's improvement, these new warships carried more people, moved faster, and moved more agile than the original warships. Zhou Yu installed the giant bed crossbows and small catapults used by infantry to restrain cavalry on a large warship. Once the two naval armies fought, the giant crossbows and catapults would pose a great threat to the enemy ships, which was powerful.

The six counties in Jiangdong are thousands of miles away from north to south, east to west, with dense water networks and long coastlines. The navy is the top priority. The only 40,000 people are far from enough. Zhou Yu is aware of this, but blindly expanding the army is by no means a good way. The key to soldiers is to be elite, not to many. While strengthening the training of the navy, Zhou Yu ordered the navy troops of each battalion to take the initiative to attack, clear out the lake bandits and water bandits in the territory, and choose their young and strong people to join. They not only clear the place, but also gain practical experience, and kill two birds with one stone.

As wars broke out in various parts of the Central Plains, more and more people abandoned their homes and land. When they heard that Jiangdong was stable, they crossed the river to the south, causing the population of the people under Jiangdong to increase sharply, which also provided a rich source of troops. Zhou Yu ordered the Jinfan Army battalions to recruit new soldiers according to the number of personnel. By this spring, the number and quality of the Jinfan Army battalions had different growth.

As the number one main force of the Jinfan Army, the backbone of Chaohu Camp was all soldiers who started their career in Juchao with Zhou Yu and Gan Ning. This time, they expanded to 20,000 people, with the most complete equipment and the largest number of giant warships. The Moling Camp was expanded to 15,000 people, with Yanziji as the base, and Gongweizhou governed Moling. Hefei Camp defended as a Likou fortress, taking into account the safety of the river surface in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and also expanded to 15,000 people. The Chaisang Camp stationed in Chaisang, directly against the Jingzhou naval army, and guarded the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Its location is very important and it has also expanded to 10,000 people. The Chaisang Camp is centered on the original Jiangxia water thief as the core, and practices hard day and night in Pengze, and its combat power has improved rapidly. This night attack on Sanjiangkou and attacking the Jiangling naval army was their contribution.

The lake wind gradually rose and the fog slowly faded. Zhou Yu stood in the pavilion, thinking about it in a daze, and there was already a thin mist between his hair and eyebrows. A small boat slowly approached the island in the middle of the lake, but Zhou Yu seemed to be unaware of it.

"Lord, there is an urgent military situation!" A scribe with slightly white hair walked into the pavilion in a hurry, with a very anxious expression.

"Uh... it's Mr. Zigang." Zhou Yu's thoughts were interrupted by the man. Ben was a little angry. When he looked back, he found that it was Zhang Hong, the prefect of Yuzhang, and his tone was eased.

"Why are you so anxious? Don't worry, the sky will not fall." Zhou Yu smiled, but fortunately he brushed his sleeves leisurely.

"This is an urgent report from the military advisor from Moling." Seeing Zhou Yu so calm, Zhang Hong's tense nerves also relaxed a little.

Zhou Yu took the letter from Zhang Hong and opened it, and his face changed slightly.

The letter reads: "According to the secret report of Ye Yu Nanyang, Chen Yu was the governor of Yangzhou, stationed troops in Haixi, Yu Yintu attacked Jiangdong, and sent Duwei Wanyan and others to secretly cross the river. He sent more than 30 Niu to hold seals and thieves Dantu, Xuancheng, Jingxian, Lingyang, Shi'an, Yixian, Shexian, and other commanders, Zulang, Jiao Yi, and others, to serve our army and seek to capture the counties. There are already strange things in each county, and the county is insufficient, so it is difficult to deal with it."

Zhang Hong stood aside and said angrily: "Yuan Shu is a thief, and he still has fantasies about Yangzhou. He actually took advantage of the opportunity of our army gathering in Chaisang to use such a conspiracy to attack our army from behind. It's really hateful!"

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said lightly: "Don't worry. Yuan Shu must have a master's guidance. They can actually grasp the movements of our army clearly. I may have done it in our army. This matter must be guarded against. Mr. Zi Gang, the water here is full of mist and it is easy to get wind and cold. Let's go back to the city and discuss it."

After returning to Chaisang City, Zhou Yu quickly summoned Bu Zhi to come. Bu Zhi was highly valued at this time and was appointed as an assassination by Zhou Yu to take charge of law enforcement in the army, and also took into account the detailed work of the enemy.

Zhou Yu ordered Bu Zhi to send additional personnel to find out the source of Yuan Shu's intelligence and capture the detailed works he had placed in the Yangzhou army. After reading the secret letter, Bu Zhi felt that a lot of cold sweat suddenly flowed out of his back. This time, Zhou Yu secretly gathered people from all over the world, and wanted to take advantage of Sun Ce's attack on Xiangyang to raid the important town of Jiangling in the posture of a surprise, so as to completely control the waters of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Unexpectedly, such confidential information was also learned by Yuan Shu. From this, we can see that the enemy's detailed military positions still have certain military positions in our army, and we can obtain more detailed military information.

Zhou Yu did not blame much, and he was inevitably confused. Bu Zhi was calm and thoughtful, and he was already an excellent traitor. Zhou Yu only asked him to quickly find out the whole story and capture the hidden enemy.

After Bu Zhi left, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh. He wanted to take this opportunity to attack Jiangling, but Yuan Shu saw through it and colluded with Shanyue Zongshuai in Yangzhou to try to disturb his rear. It seemed that Yuan Shu originally intended not to let him take advantage of Jingzhou, but invisibly, he helped Liu Biao.

"Go and invite General Gao Shun quickly~~" Zhou Yu said to Quan Rou loudly. Zulang, Jiao Ji and other Shanyue bandits have become a confidant. Although the number of troops sent to the attacks has not been very effective, it can be seen from the battle of Qiaozhuang that Zulang is brave and wise, and should not be underestimated. It seems that Gao Shun must be used.

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.
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